diff --git a/pkg/addons/addons_gcpauth.go b/pkg/addons/addons_gcpauth.go
index e324e78dfc..4228918fc8 100644
--- a/pkg/addons/addons_gcpauth.go
+++ b/pkg/addons/addons_gcpauth.go
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ func enableAddonGCPAuth(cfg *config.ClusterConfig) error {
 	// Grab credentials from where GCP would normally look
 	ctx := context.Background()
 	creds, err := google.FindDefaultCredentials(ctx)
-	if err != nil || creds.JSON == nil {
+	if err != nil {
 		if detect.IsCloudShell() {
 			if c := os.Getenv("CLOUDSDK_CONFIG"); c != "" {
 				f, err := ioutil.ReadFile(path.Join(c, "application_default_credentials.json"))
@@ -98,6 +98,11 @@ func enableAddonGCPAuth(cfg *config.ClusterConfig) error {
 		return nil
 	}
 
+	if creds.JSON == nil {
+		out.WarningT("You have authenicated with a service account that does not have an associated JSON. The GCP Auth requires credentials with a JSON file to in order to continue. The image pull secret has been imported.")
+		return nil
+	}
+
 	// Actually copy the creds over
 	f := assets.NewMemoryAssetTarget(creds.JSON, credentialsPath, "0444")